Experience Summary
Education
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Ph.D. Candidate in Modern European History (beginning fall 2012)
B.S., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (2006-2010)
Majors: History, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
Research and Editorial Experience
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Curatorial Assistant, May 2008 to May 2010
Independently curated exhibition, “‘Some Very Good Ancient Marbles’: Venice and the English Grand Tour, 1650-1850”
Designed curricular resources for local high school instructors based on library materials
Created and collated full electronic database of pre-1600 manuscript holdings from printed catalog of archival, microfilm, and digital resources
The Yale Herald, New Haven, Connecticut
Critic-at-Large, October 2009 to May 2010
With complete editorial independence, produced bi-weekly opinion columns concerning the historical prefigurations of modern cultural structures
Editor-in-Chief, October 2008 to October 2009
Responsible for all decisions and standards, professional and ethical, regarding content and style for a thirty-two-page, six-section weekly newsmagazine, and for representing the writers, editors, and articles of the Herald to members of the Yale and New Haven communities
Personally oversaw activities of twenty-member editorial staff on a daily basis
Organized and chaired weekly editorial board meetings to focus and motivate staff
In consultation with section editors, directed development of 60-plus-member reporter corps
Mentored senior reporters and judged reporter readiness for advancement to editorial positions
Commissioned and guided the redesigning of the Herald website
University Beat Reporter, October 2007 to October 2008
Wrote multiple articles weekly of varying length (500-2500 words) covering academic programs and faculty development at Yale University
Regularly interviewed senior members of the Yale administration and New Haven government
Film Critic, October 2006 to October 2007
Crafted weekly reviews and occasional critical essays on the current cinema
Laboratory of Alanna Schepartz, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Yale University
Undergraduate Researcher, December 2007 to December 2008
Designed and tested a multibillion-unit library of unnatural miniature proteins capable of identifying precursors for small non-native peptide targets of cellular signaling molecules
Department of History, Yale University
Research Assistant to Jennifer Klein, Professor, Summer 2008
Developed comprehensive bibliography for upcoming book project on the international social
history of oil industry workers in the twentieth century
Awards
Wrexham Prize, Yale University, 2010
Awarded at Commencement each year to the best senior essay in the humanities
For senior thesis, “The Format of the West: Napoleon’s France, Historiale, and the Systematic Self-Consciousness of British Modernity”
Andrew D. White Prize in European History, Yale University, 2010
Bates Summer Travel Fellowship, Yale University, 2009
Pre-Prospectus Summer Fellowship, Beinecke Library, Yale University, 2008
Algebra |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Formal training through differential equations and real analysis. |
Algebra I |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Formal training through differential equations and real analysis. |
Algebra II |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Formal training through differential equations and real analysis. |
Bio Chemistry |
Proficiency: Expert
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B.S. in biochemistry, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University |
Biology |
Proficiency: Expert
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B.S. in biochemistry, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University |
Calculus I |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Formal training through differential equations and real analysis. |
Chemistry |
Proficiency: Experienced
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B.S. in biochemistry, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University |
French |
Proficiency: Expert
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French study since age 6. Beginning Fall 2012, I will be a Ph.D candidate in Modern European History at Yale University, specializing in nineteenth-century France. |
GRE |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Scores in 99th percentile. |
Journalism |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Former editor-in-chief of the Yale Herald, weekly campus newsmagazine with editorial staff of 30 and reporting staff of 75+. |
Pre-Calculus |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Formal training through differential equations and real analysis. |
PSAT |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Scores in 99th percentile. National Merit Scholar. |
SAT - Math |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Scores in 99th percentile. |
SAT - Verbal |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Scores in 99th percentile. |
Sociology |
Proficiency: Expert
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Special knowledge of social theory, cultural sociology, and historical sociology. |
Trigonometry |
Proficiency: Experienced
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Formal training through differential equations and real analysis. |
World History |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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Beginning Fall 2012, I will be a Ph.D candidate in Modern European History at Yale University. |
Writing |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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Beginning Fall 2012, I will be a Ph.D candidate in Modern European History at Yale University. I have won multiple prizes and fellowships for my writing, both creative and academic. |